skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
such; this sort of; like this
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
again; once more; a second time
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
with no effort at all; easily
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point